How to make milk more and more

As breastfeeding mothers, you have to feed your baby every day and often encounter the phenomenon of milk letdown. The more milk you have, the more milk you have. You need to use a breast pump regularly and feed your baby in time. Otherwise, the milk cannot be discharged and will accumulate in the breasts, blocking the mammary glands, which will have a certain impact on the breasts.

Tips for stimulating breast milk

1. Diet adjustment

Before stimulating milk production, you can drink a cup of warm water or some milk-inducing soup, but be careful not to drink coffee. After replenishing enough water, take a deep breath and relax before breastfeeding to make the milk letdown reflex more vigorous.

2. Heat the breasts

Applying hot compresses to the breasts before feeding can stimulate milk secretion. Change the warm towel every 1-2 minutes and apply hot compresses for 15-20 minutes. However, be sure to avoid the nipples to prevent breakage due to high temperature and excessive dryness. In addition to applying warm compresses to your breasts, you can also soak in warm water or take a warm shower.

3. Breast massage

Proper breast massage is a good way to induce the milk ejection reflex.

You can massage your breasts in a circular motion from the outside toward the nipple. After stroking them several times, use your fingertips to gently squeeze milk around the areola to help initiate the milk letdown reflex.

Or you can use your thumb and index finger to gently pull or rub the nipples, gently massage the breasts, gently touch the breasts with your fingers or a comb, or gently roll your fist towards the nipples.

4. Nipple stimulation

After washing your hands, gently rotate your nipples left and right or lightly scrape them with your hands, and touch the front end of the nipples with your fingers from time to time to make them firm and hard. Each person's method may be different, mainly based on comfort. If the nipples feel wet, it means milk is coming.

5. Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the most natural way to induce milk letdown. Just the first few sucks by the baby will usually successfully stimulate the nipple, causing the mammary gland to release oxytocin, which will cause the milk letdown reflex and the milk letdown will occur.